Absolute Poker's Statement Concerning Cheating Allegations

Finally, this past Sunday, Absolute Poker made a statement in regards to the poker tournament gone bad. Any statement at this point is a good sign as Absolute was remaining hush hush while doing internal investigations.

 

The message to the public comes from Joe Norton who advised in his statement that as the owner of Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG, who owns 100 percent of Absolute Poker, that he understands that ultimately he is responsible for the way that the company has dealt with this issue so far.

 

"I am sure that this letter will not address all of the questions and concerns you may have, nor will it extinguish the heated discussion surrounding this issue," Norton explains. "At this point, our intention is to let you know all we can disclose and to assure you of our continued efforts to keep you informed as best we can as the investigations continues."

 

And in keeping empathy for those who were affected and disturbed, Norton adds, "Like you, I have not been happy that during the initial stage of our investigation, AP has not been more forthcoming in providing a timely or comprehensive explanation on this matter, giving rise to anger, suspicion, and concern on the part of our valued customers."

 

"I hope that our customers can appreciate that this remains an incredibly complex and sensitive issue and I want to give you my strongest possible assurance that we will be as forthcoming, as possible on how this breach occurred and what we are doing to remedy the situation," Norton explained.

 

While management of online poker operation, Absolute Poker tried to point fingers at a tech employee for the cheating stating that the employee was simply trying to make a point to management that got out of hand, there is now a different story. Norton is stating that so far findings of the investigation are showing that a high-ranking consultant employed by Absolute Poker is the cause of the problem as this employee had extraordinary access to some security systems.

 

Rest assured that Absolute Poker will pay back funds to all players who were affected by the cheating employee. But this will not occur until the audit is complete and all sums that are to be paid out to players are calculated.